This engaging and fully resourced KS3 Religious Education lesson explores the concepts of stewardship and dominion within Judeo-Christian teachings, with a focus on how these beliefs influence attitudes towards environmental issues such as deforestation. The lesson includes: Clear knowledge-based input with relevant scriptural references. A retrieval starter and quick-check activities (e.g. true/false, matching tasks). Structured application tasks, including categorisation and extended writing. A real-world case study on deforestation to apply religious teachings. Opportunities for evaluation and critical thinking through challenge questions. A Think–Pair–Share discussion to develop oracy and reasoning skills. A focused plenary to assess understanding and reinforce key concepts. This lesson supports both substantive knowledge (beliefs, teachings, concepts) and disciplinary skills (analysis, interpretation, evaluation), making it suitable for a wide range of learners. An ideal resource for teachers looking to deliver a thought-provoking and structured RE lesson that links religious beliefs to real-world environmental issues.

This resource provides a comprehensive introduction to Situation Ethics as part of the OCR A Level Religious Studies specification (Religion and Ethics). It explores Situation Ethics as a teleological, relativist, and agape-centred ethical theory, focusing on its key thinker, principles, and applications. Students are guided through the origins of Situation Ethics with Joseph Fletcher, including the central role of agape love and the rejection of legalism and antinomianism. The resource develops secure AO1 knowledge through detailed explanations of the six propositions and the four working principles (pragmatism, relativism, positivism, and personalism), alongside applied ethical scenarios to build understanding. The later sections introduce Fletcher’s understanding of conscience, including the idea that conscience is a verb rather than a noun and a process of creative moral decision-making. Synoptic links to Aquinas’ Natural Law and moral absolutism are included to strengthen students’ evaluative and comparative skills. Throughout, structured tasks, exam-style questions, and ethical debates support both AO1 knowledge and AO2 analysis and evaluation, preparing students for extended writing questions and synoptic assessment. This resource is designed to scaffold learning, encourage critical thinking, and develop exam confidence, making it well-suited for Year 12 students studying Situation Ethics within the OCR A Level Religion and Ethics course. **This resource includes: ** Fully resourced PowerPoint covering the Situation Ethics and Conscience section of the OCR specification. High-quality explanations of all key concepts, scholars, and terminology, including Fletcher, agape, propositions, and working principles. Retrieval practice and structured DO NOW starters to consolidate prior learning. Student activities, paired discussions, and guided debate tasks. Real-world ethical applications, including sexual ethics (pre-marital sex) and euthanasia. Explicit AO1 knowledge-building tasks and AO2 evaluation frames, including model answers and discussion prompts. Comparative tasks exploring Situation Ethics vs Natural Law and conscience in Aquinas vs Fletcher. Challenge and stretch questions to extend higher-ability students. Exam-style questions, including extended essay preparation tasks and evaluation prompts. Summary activities, plenaries, and exit tasks to assess understanding and retention.

This resource provides a comprehensive introduction to Utilitarianism as part of the OCR A Level Religious Studies specification (Religion and Ethics). It explores Utilitarianism as a teleological, consequentialist, and relativist ethical theory, focusing on its key thinkers, principles, and applications. Students are guided through the origins of Utilitarianism with Jeremy Bentham, including the principle of utility and the aim of achieving “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.” The resource develops secure AO1 knowledge through detailed explanations of Act Utilitarianism, the Hedonic Calculus, and its seven criteria, alongside applied ethical scenarios to build understanding. The later sections introduce John Stuart Mill’s Rule Utilitarianism, including the distinction between higher and lower pleasures, addressing criticisms of Bentham’s approach and strengthening students’ evaluative skills. Throughout, structured tasks, exam-style questions, and ethical debates support both AO1 knowledge and AO2 analysis and evaluation, preparing students for extended writing questions. This resource is designed to scaffold learning, encourage critical thinking, and develop exam confidence, making it well-suited for Year 12 students studying Utilitarianism within the OCR A Level Religion and Ethics course. This resource includes: Fully resourced PowerPoint covering the complete Utilitarianism unit. High-quality explanations of all key concepts, scholars, and terminology. Retrieval practice and structured DO NOW starters to consolidate prior learning. Student activities, paired discussions, and guided debate tasks. Real-world ethical applications, including moral issues such as sexuality, education, justice, and social policy. Explicit AO1 knowledge-building tasks and AO2 evaluation frames, including success criteria and model responses. Detailed teaching and application of the Hedonic Calculus, including all seven factors required for exam success. Comparative tasks exploring Act vs Rule Utilitarianism and Bentham vs Mill. Challenge and stretch questions to extend higher-ability students. Exam-style questions, including 40-mark essay preparation and WAGOLL analysis. Summary activities, plenaries, and exit tickets to assess understanding and retention.

This PowerPoint is a full teaching sequence for OCR A Level Religious Studies (Religion and Ethics), covering the theme of Natural Law. Designed for Year 12, it offers clear explanations, thoughtful activities, and strong exam preparation — perfect for both new and experienced teachers. It provides a structured, lesson-by-lesson approach designed to build student understanding of key thinkers, scholarly debates, and exam-level evaluative skills. Although designed for the OCR specification, the content is fully transferable to Eduqas or other exam boards that study Religion and Ethics. Across the sequence, students explore the full development of Natural Law through Aquinas, incorporating the influence of Aristotle and engaging with key concepts such as telos, the four tiers of law, and the role of reason. The lesson also integrates wider evaluative perspectives including critiques from modern scholars which, although not explicitly required by OCR, provide valuable wider-reading material that strengthens student evaluation and synoptic understanding. Included in this resource: Fully resourced PowerPoint lesson High-quality explanations of every key concept Retrieval practice and DO NOW starters Student activities and discussion tasks Real-world examples (ethical scenarios, biblical links, cultural references) AO1 knowledge-building tasks and AO2 evaluation frames, success criteria & model paragraphs. Application to moral issues (euthanasia, sexuality, education, etc.) Challenge questions for stretch and extension Summary tasks and exit tickets

This PowerPoint is a full teaching sequence for OCR A Level Religious Studies (Developments in Christian Thought), covering the theme of Feminist Theology. It provides a structured, lesson-by-lesson approach designed to build student understanding of key thinkers, scholarly debates, and exam-level evaluative skills. Although designed for the OCR specification, the content is fully transferable to Eduqas or other exam boards that study Christianity, gender, and feminist perspectives. Across the sequence, students explore the feminist theological contributions of Rosemary Radford Ruether and Mary Daly, with an additional section on Sallie McFague. While McFague is not explicitly required by OCR, she provides valuable wider-reading material that strengthens student evaluation and synoptic understanding. Included in this resource: A full multi-lesson PowerPoint covering: Feminist Theology and its aims Ruether’s critique of androcentrism and Sexism and God-Talk Daly’s radical feminist theology, including the Unholy Trinity and God as Verb McFague’s ecofeminism and metaphorical language for God Comparative evaluation of Ruether and Daly Debate on whether Christianity is inherently sexist A Diamond Nine card-sorting activity for ranking the most and least convincing feminist arguments. A clear summary of Ruether’s Sexism and God-Talk focusing on androcentrism and the use of male language for God. Final comprehension and evaluation questions to consolidate learning and prepare students for exam-style responses.

Full PowerPoint about the TeNaKh and why it is important for the Jewish. It contains progress checks, sentence structures and recall activity. This also comes with a worksheet too for students complete their work on. In addition the information sheet for the first task is also attached along, with the table to record the information.

Here is a complete lesson of the Holy Trinity linking to Edexcel Specification A. The PowerPoint comes with progress checks, links to the Nicene Creed and contains past paper question with sentence structures to help students. Worksheet is also included.

This lesson is to be used for the section of the Edexcel B specification for the Nature of Allah. The lesson includes a recall activity at the start, an embedded video, a worksheet for students to complete. Exam style question with sentence structures with the opportunity to evaluate Allah’s characteristics as a plenary.

Complete lesson on the first topic of the GCSE Edexcel B Islam “The Six Beliefs of Islam”. Includes a worksheet, embedded video, exam style questions for students to demonstrate their knowledge.